Portal:Water/Take Action

The Gasland website is a great resource for actions you can take. The website can be seen here: http://www.gaslandthemovie.com/take-action/

In mid-August through early-September, numerous prominent journalists and activists will be leading civil disobedience actions in front of the White House to protest the Keystone XL Pipeline, which would run from the Alberta Tar Sands down to the Texas Panhandle. While not directly related to fracking or the methane gas exploration process at face-value, the project is actually deeply intertwined with fracking in that it would also pollute drinking water, namely the Ogallala Aquifer, the United States' largest source fresh drinking water. More information is provided here in this article by The Nation magazine: http://www.thenation.com/blog/161604/bill-mckibben-naomi-klein-wendell-berry-call-civil-disobedience-tar-sands.

You can stop oil drilling, gas drilling (fracking) and coal extraction by signing the petition: No more "Drill, baby, drill!" http://environment.change.org/petitions/view/no_more_drill_baby_drill It was the first online petition to ask to end the fossil fuel industry altogether, and shift to safe, sustainable, renewable energy like solar power once and for all! One more petition is: "Protect New York from gas drilling": http://environment.change.org/petitions/view/protect_new_york_from_gas_drilling - These were initiated by a strategic and unique people's movement dedicated to fight for justice, self sufficiency and among many fundamental issues, want to stop water privatization and commodification: http://organiclegion.org

Another great database for grassroots activist groups can be found here: http://un-naturalgas.org/organizers.htm

Toxics Targeting has created an interactive map to help people find out about drilling near their homes. It can be accessed by following this link: http://www.toxicstargeting.com/MarcellusShale

Shaleshock has an information clearinghouse for NY fracking action: http://www.shaleshock.org

Marcellus Protest has an information clearinghouse for PA fracking action concerning the Marcellus Shale: http://www.marcellusprotest.org